The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-06-02

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Mountain, Carter county, on the 7tE
of July. The Nashvslle Union say:
they have selected the highest point
in Tennessee this time, with the prob
able idea of getting as near heaven as
possible for one brief moment at least
1t is also limited that they have select
ed this top-lofty spot on account OF
the excellent quality of its mountain
dew.
Mr.. Tom Roberts, OF Knoxville was
in the city Sunday and Monday max
ing arrangements for the Railroad
Employees picnic on June the 18th.
He was we'll pleased with city and Sc
lected the Jobe Grove as the picnic
ground proper. Between 1900 and
1900 people are expected to attend,
Tickets will be limited 50 as not to
crowd the train and are now selling
rapidly. The people of Johnson City
will do all they can to add to the
pleasure of the excursionists.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator, hui
morist and violinist, will appear at
Jobe's Opera House on the 18th inst.
The entertainment will consist of novel
and original delineations and charac-
terizations OF human passions, emo.
tons, aspirations and eccentricities
embracing a choice repertory from
the worlds best authors. He is con.
sidered the most remarkable character
on the American stage. The Troy, N.
" Times says "Ralph may safely
challenge comparison with any other
Of his age in the world"
Messrs. N. G. Fair, NJ. 7. Devault,
and DR.. Sullins have formed a COM
pany to manufacture a machine pat
ented by Mr.. Fair. Mr.. Fair is in the
city experimenting the construction
of one of the machines at the John
son City Foundry and Machine
Works. The machine is universal
tin cutter" and is designed to take the
place of the square, circular, hand
and stock shears, edge turner and will
practically do away with the dies, saw
ing $500, to the timer by the comb.
nations. The machines will proba-
IDLY be manufactured here.
The johnson City Building and
Loan Association will be organized
tomorrow night in City Hall. The
advantages arising from an organi.
cation of this kind are numerous
The principal object, however, is to
enable the working man to build q
home and pay for it on the install.
ment plan, at very little more pei
month than it would cost him to rent
As soon as the Association gets tC
working properly they will be able tc
build one house each month. Dwell
ings are in demand in Johnson City
and this Association will do more thar
anything else toward building up oul
town.
Mr.. R. j. Johnson, engineer in
charge of the corps surveying the G
G. &C. road between here and the
Kentucky line, was in the city Satur
day. He reports work progressing
rapidly and hopes to finish the survey
by the middle of July. He also re
ports to Chief Engineer, Col. T. E
Matson, that the line from Moccasir
Gap to the Breaks of the Cumberland
is much shorter, by the route surveyed
than was supposed. AS soon as Mr.
Johnson returnes from the prelimina
ry survey, he will go to locating tn,
line in Johnson City and preparing i
for the contractors. He will .fnisl
the preliminary in July and it is thu
intention of the company now to be
gin work here by the first of Septem
Der if not sooner, certainly not later
1t is reported that the sale OF the
Happy Valley farm, in Carter county
. has fallen through. If this is tru
there will be some smaller purchaser
wanting to let go.-CoMET.
The fellow who fabricated that falls
5 report is worthy rival OF Greer
| Sours, and as the legend goes, tn
truthless Green was unceremoniously
kicked out of hill for lying. Thu
Happy Valley farm has really BEEF
sold and there will pc no Smaller pun
chasers wanting to let go."-M0an
2 taineer.
J, The MOuntaineer should know tina
= call that glitters is not gold" Their
is many slip between an option an
E a sale. The land in question is loca
+ ted just half way between here an
4 Elizabethton and if it had been sol
4 and large works erected, who woul
have been benefited more than Johr
son City, the future wholesale MAJ
r ket for upper East Tennessee?
h The Musicale given at Jobe's Opel
It House last Friday evening by tn
l. amateurs, under the management {
y ]. F. Crumley, was success in ever
}. particular. The program was Ion